Physiological Ecology of Overwintering and Cold-Adapted Arthropods ...
Given their abundance and diversity, arthropods are an excellent system to invehjhjhstigate biological responses to winter. Winter conditions are being majorly impacted by climate change, and therefore understanding the overwintering biology of arthropods is critical for predicting ecological respon...
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University of Kentucky Libraries
2020
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.108 https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_etds/53/ |
| Summary: | Given their abundance and diversity, arthropods are an excellent system to invehjhjhstigate biological responses to winter. Winter conditions are being majorly impacted by climate change, and therefore understanding the overwintering biology of arthropods is critical for predicting ecological responses to climate change. In Chapters 2 and 3, I investigate the winter biology of a winter-active wolf spider. I show that winter-active spiders can take advantage of periodic prey resources and grown in the winter, which may allow them to get a jumpstart on spring reproduction. I also investigate spiders’ ability to track changes in their environment by quantifying low temperature thresholds associated with simulated winter warming and show that winter warming may make spiders more susceptible to extreme cold events. In Chapter 4, I address ecological factors that influence the distribution of an Antarctic insect, showing that population density is primarily regulated by the availability of suitable habitat. ... : Copyright © Leslie JeanPotts, 2020 ... |
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